Crayon-holder.



PATENTED MAR 24, 1908.

' M. M. GEE.

CRAYON HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4, 1908.

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- of crayon holder, as shown in Fig. 5, I employ MARY MATILDA GEE, OFORANGE, NEWJERSEY.

CRAYON-HOLDER.

Application filed January 4,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 24, 1908. 1908. Serial No. 409,256.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY MATILDA GEE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Orange, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and Improved Crayon-Holder, of which thefollowmg is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improvement in crayon holders or multiple rulers,for drawing upon a blackboard or other surface a series 0 parallel linesat a single stroke. A device of this character is of particular value tomusic instructors for drawing the staff, and also to teachers and othersgenerally who are required at times to draw a number of lines The objectof the invention generally stated is to provide a crayon holder composedof two oppositely-disposed members of sheet metal connected together,each member having formed therein one-half of a series of crayonsockets.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.-

Figure 1 illustrates in perspective one embodiment of my inventlon asemployed in drawing upon a blackboard; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thecrayon holder shown in Fig. 1 partly broken away at an intermediatepolnt to better show the construction; Fig. 3 IS a cross-section of thesame on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of anotherand a more preferable form of my invention; and. Fi 5 is a oross-sectionof the same substantia ly on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

A crayon holder constructed in accordance with my invention as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, comprises two oppositely-disposed members 10, 10, ofsheet metal or other suitable sheet material, each member havingone-half of each of a series of crayon sockets formed therein forreceiving and fitting crayons 11. The members 10, as best observed inFig. 3,

and are fastened by rivets or such other devices 12 intermediate eachcrayon socket, the free ends of the strip being brought together at oneend of the holder and bent to form a lock seam 13.

In the construction of my preferred form two oppositely-disposed members10 10 corresponding to the members 10 of that type of the invention justdescribed, said members 1 being preferably constructed of sheetmaterial, each having one-half of each of a series of conical crayonsockets receiving and fitting the crayons 11. The members 10 haveoverlapping ears near each end, through which passes a pin 14, pivotallyconnecting them together. The pin 14 has a spring 15 spirally wrappedthereabout, the free ends of which press directly on the members 10above the pivotal connection and thereby operate to bind the shanks ofthe crayons in the sockets. Each member 10 consists of a leaf or flap,outwardly and upwardly inclining from the center of the holder, eachflap carrying a series of depending socket elements 16, which registerwith the respective socket elements of the opposite member, and form inconnection therewith the complete conical crayon sockets. It is apparentfrom this construction that when the flaps are pressed inwardly to thedotted position illustrated in Fig. 5, the sockets are expanded, whichpermits of the insertion of new crayons, the crayons being securelygripped under the action of the spring when the leaves are againreleased.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A crayon holder comprising two oppositely-disposed members of sheetmaterial, each having substantially one-half of each of a series ofcrayon sockets formed therein, and means connecting said memberstogether.

2. A crayon holder comprising two members, each having substantiallyone-half of each of a series of crayon sockets, and means pivotallyconnecting said members together, whereby the sockets may be expandedand contracted.

3. A crayon holder comprising two opposed members hinged together, eachhaving substantially one-half of each of a series of crayon socketsformed therein, and a spring pressing on said members to normally closethe sockets and clamp the crayons therein.

4. A crayon holder comprising two sheet metal members hinged together,each consisting of a leaf having a series of depending elementsregistering with and forming in connection with the like elements of theopposite leaf, a series of crayon sockets.

5. A crayon holder comprising two opposed sheet metal members comprisinga series of depending elements forming in connection with the likeelements of the opposite member when brought together, conical name tothis specification in the presence of crayon sockets, means plvotallyconnecting two subscrlbmg wltnesses.

the two members to ether, and a sprin car ried on the pivot, 115m thefree ends there- MARY MATILDA 5 of pressing on said leaves and forcingthe de- Witnesses:

pending elements of said members together. T. F. QUIMBY,

In testimony whereof I have signed my FRANK WILSON.

